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Definition of hemimetabolic in English:

hemimetabolic

adjective

‘But there is another form - the hemimetabolic, which historically preceded the complete differentiation between caterpillar and butterfly.’

‘Lice are permanent hemimetabolic ectoparasites, a group found strictly on the body of the host, and they are transferred almost exclusively by bodily contact between hosts during care of young and at copulation.’